Alan Gomes gets in touch:<\/strong> \u201cI realise the comment by Mr. Ashdown (13:24) is mostly in jest. But some of the names he puts forward are probably better than those with the top odds to replace Erik ten Hag.<\/p>\n\u201cS\u00e9rgio Concei\u00e7\u00e3o, Edin Terzi\u0107, Sebastian Hoene\u00df, Michel: all of these have achieved excellent results by playing pragmatic football with squads assembled with relatively limited resources.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that is exactly what United need now: a competent caretaker who can find a way to make the pieces fit. Not another \u201csystem\u201d manager who will demand millions be spent to bring in \u201chis\u201d players.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most likely outcome of United\u2019s manager search will probably be \u201cstay the course\u201d (Van Nistelrooy) or \u201cbig name hire\u201d. But they\u2019d do well to look at Mr. Ashdown\u2019s suggestions.\u201d<\/p>\nShareUpdated at\u00a013.49 GMT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n\n\nReminder that Manchester United play on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup against Leicester.<\/strong><\/p>\nShare\n\nSome more Rio Ferdinand, too:<\/strong><\/p>\n\nSomeone\u2019s got to come in and change that now, change the whole dynamic of this squad, and it\u2019s going to be difficult because these guys are in a rut. These guys are in a position where they\u2019re used to falling short. They\u2019re used to not being able to compete with the best teams. How do you go about changing that culture? This is down to Ruud right now. He\u2019s the interim manager, he\u2019s got to change that culture.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nShare\n\nMore Gary Neville, via Sky:<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cAfter that defeat by Tottenham, Manchester United would have chosen the next big moment, or bad loss, to make that decision. I think they would have started the process then.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the lack of identity and style is something that has been a mystery for two-and-a-half seasons. The recruitment has not been the best, awful at times. Yesterday I was shocked to see Casemiro starting and Manuel Ugarte, who is supposed to be replacing him, on the bench.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I was the club owner looking at that, I would be asking questions. A lack of style with the players has been big and Erik ten Hag has not been able to get a consistent performance out of them, and a lot of them are his players.\u201d<\/p>\nShare\n\nJohn Ashdown \u2013 not our John Ashdown<\/strong> \u2013 had this to say: \u201cI can only add some other possible\/outlandish\/funny possibilities<\/p>\nSome of these and some of the ones on your list are unemployed and may well be willing to take the job. But I do think Van Nistelrooy is the most likely choice.ShareUpdated at\u00a013.49 GMT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n\n\nThose 21 Ten Hag signings, and ratings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nManuel Ugarte, PSG, 29.08.2024 \u20ac50.00m \u2013 N\/A \u2013 oddly dropped<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nMatthijs de Ligt, Bayern Munich, 12.08.2024, \u20ac45.00m \u2013 bust, must do better<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nNoussair Mazraoui, Bayern Munich, 12.08.2024,\u20ac15.00m \u2013 no improvement<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nLeny Yoro, Lille, 17.07.2024 \u20ac62.00m \u2013 injured \u2013 N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nJoshua Zirkzee, Bologna, 13.07.2024. \u20ac42.50m \u2013 good start, poor since<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nSergio Reguil\u00f3n, Tottenham, 31.08.2023, loan \u2013 bust, forgotten<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nSofyan Amrabat, Fiorentina, 31.08.2023, loan \u2013 bad start, got better, not good enough<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nAltay Bayindir, Fenerbahce, 31.08.2023, \u20ac5.00m \u2013 barely seen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nRasmus H\u00f8jlund, Atalanta, 04.08.2023, \u20ac73.90m<\/strong> \u2013 fitness problems, has talent seen all too rarely<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nAndr\u00e9 Onana, Inter 19.07.2023, \u20ac50.20m \u2013 can be bad, can be spectacular<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nJonny Evans, Leicester, 17.07.2023, free transfer \u2013 not let anyone down<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nMason Mount, Chelsea, 04.07.2023, \u20ac64.20m \u2013 who?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nMarcel Sabitzer, Bayern Munich, 30.01.2023. loan \u2013 was OK, why not kept on?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nWout Weghorst, Burnley, 12.01.2023, loan \u2013 cult hero, not very good<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nJack Butland, Crystal Palace, 05.01.2023, loan \u2013 N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nMartin D\u00fabravka, Newcastle, 31.08.2022. loan \u2013 N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nAntony, Ajax, 31.08.2022. \u20ac95.00m \u2013 bust of all busts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nCasemiro, Real Madrid, 21.08.2022, \u20ac70.65m \u2013 great first season, poor since<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nLisandro Mart\u00ednez, Ajax, 26.07.2022, \u20ac57.37m \u2013 good player, poor fitness<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nChristian Eriksen, Brentford, 14.07.2022, free transfer \u2013 good player, too old<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nTyrell Malacia, Feyenoord, 04.07.2022, \u20ac15.00m \u2013 a forgotten man<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nShareUpdated at\u00a013.26 GMT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n\n\nBruno Fernandes, the team\u2019s captain, has bade farewell on Instagram.<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cThanks for everything boss! I appreciate the trust and the moments we share together, I wish you all the best in the future. Even knowing the last period isn\u2019t been great from all of us I hope you fans can keep with you the good things the manager as done for our club!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n
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This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/gu-island><\/figure>\nShareUpdated at\u00a012.59 GMT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n\n\nOdds on the next manager, via Oddschecker:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nRuud van Nistelrooy 7\/2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nRuben Amorim 7\/2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nGareth Southgate 8\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nThomas Frank 8\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nKieran McKenna 14\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nMichael Carrick 14\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nGraham Potter 16\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nMax Allegri 20\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nZinedine Zidane 25\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nSimone Inzaghi 25\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nShare\n\nThe Gary Neville viewpoint is here, via Sky Sports:<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThe fact that they are 14th is unacceptable. You can\u2019t be in 14th after nine or 10 games with the level of spend that\u2019s occurred without being under significant pressure – and that\u2019s what\u2019s happened. I was hoping it would end differently. I think Manchester United fans were hoping that the manager would continue to keep his job and the faith shown in him in the summer would pay off. But it\u2019s not been the case.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nShare\n\nSome Ten Hag data via PA Media:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nWith 70 wins from 128 games in charge, Ten Hag\u2019s 54.7 per cent win record is actually the second-best of any United manager since Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s retirement – behind only Jose Mourinho\u2019s 58.3 per cent.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nThe Dutchman lost 27.3 per cent of his games though, ahead of only David Moyes (29.4 per cent) and a spell as interim boss for Ralf Rangnick (27.6), as his side struggled to turn defeats into draws – just 23 games, or 18 per cent, ended all square.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nTen Hag\u2019s side conceded 165 goals in his time in charge, with their average of 1.29 per game topping even the figure in a lost half-season under Rangnick (37 in 29 games, 1.28 per game).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nMourinho (0.84) and Louis van Gaal (0.95) kept their goals against average below one per match, with Moyes at 1.06 and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1.09. Overall United had conceded almost exactly a goal a game between Ferguson\u2019s retirement and Ten Hag\u2019s appointment, 499 in 502 games.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nThey have conceded four or more in a game seven times under Ten Hag, losing 6-3 and 7-0 to bitter rivals Manchester City and Liverpool respectively in his first season while in his second they let in three or more goals on more occasions (15) than they kept clean sheets (13).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nTen Hag is only the second post-Ferguson manager with multiple trophies to his name, adding last season\u2019s FA Cup to the 2022-23 Carabao Cup.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nShare\n\nKaren Asad gets in touch:<\/strong> \u201cFA Cup win last season, as sweet a memory as it was, masked the obvious flaws of ETH team. This season he had the players and no difference; because serious teams don\u2019t take shelter in these kinds of excuses.<\/p>\n\u201cA lot of questionable transfer decisions will leave United to count the costs for the foreseeable future. I think ETH wasn\u2019t ambitious enough. He invested more than anybody but act like he\u2019s been tasked with delivering cup glory to a medium-sized club. We assumed he\u2019ll be in the same league as Pep & Klopp but he really wasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\nShare\n\nHere is Ruud himself:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nShare\n\nNicholas Ridgman gets in touch: \u201c<\/strong>Of all the post-Fergie management faragos, this is the hardest to understand.<\/p>\n\u201cTo finish third, 14pts of the top, with a trophy, in his first season, was a pretty impressive achievement. This was largely with a squad he inherited. Then the more of his preferred players came in, the more incomprehensible the tactics became.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s also odd is the general togetherness of the squad seems fine. None of the poor body language \/ dressing-room leaks we saw in other managers\u2019 endgames. How did he seemingly manage to keep this unity while utterly tanking the team\u2019s fortunes?\u201d<\/p>\n